Valley View High School
Public high school in Hidalgo, Texas · Valley View ISD · Grades 9–12
Valley View High School serves 1,227 students in grades 9–12 in Hidalgo (Hidalgo County). It is one of 6 schools in Valley View ISD. By enrollment it is the 522nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 81.09 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Valley View ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484380021360 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Valley View ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,227 | 3,444 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.1 | 15.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92.1% | 92.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 60% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Valley View High School in context
Size
Valley View High School is the only high school in Valley View ISD. Its 1,227 students are 35.6% of the district's 3,444. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 5.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 801; Valley View High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 11 with 356 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 256, against an average of 307 per grade. This year grade 12 has 20% more students than grade 9 (306 against 256). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
92.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 92.9% across Valley View ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 81.09 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,227 students, Valley View High School has 15.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,227 students would have about 87.6 teachers, so Valley View High School has 6.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Valley View High School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is IDEA College Preparatory Pharr, 1.9 miles away in IDEA Public Schools. Within 10 miles there are 25 other high schools, 3 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.5% |
| White | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
47.8% of students are girls and 52.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 256 |
| Grade 10 | 309 |
| Grade 11 | 356 |
| Grade 12 | 306 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
600 Jackson Rd, Hidalgo, TX 78557
Phone: (956)340-1500
Website: vviewisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Valley View High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA College Preparatory Pharr | IDEA Public Schools | 1.9 mi | 848 | 19 | 94% |
| Hidalgo Early College High School | Hidalgo ISD | 2.0 mi | 1,029 | 12 | 85.8% |
| Psja Southwest Early College High School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 4.3 mi | 1,588 | 12.5 | 95.1% |
| IDEA Los Encinos College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 5.0 mi | 753 | 17.7 | 93.2% |
| Psja Early College High School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 6.0 mi | 2,300 | 13.3 | 93.7% |
| Psja Collegiate School of Health Professions | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 6.2 mi | 340 | 8.5 | 98.8% |
| Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 6.8 mi | 553 | 13.8 | 95.5% |
| Instr/Guid Center | McAllen ISD | 6.9 mi | 60 | 5.5 | 88.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Valley View ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 446 |
| Valley View Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 516 |
| Valley View North Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 372 |
| Valley View South Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 353 |
| Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 530 |